The
Policy and Training Institute at the Los Angeles Child
Guidance Clinic offers specialized training to providers who work with
children ages 0-5 to build capacity in infant and early childhood mental
health and promote interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Tools for Building Resilience in Children, Teens, and Families

Tools for Building Resilience in Children, Teens, and Families

Thursday, September 21, 2017

9:00 am to 4:30 pm(registration and sign-in begins at 8:30 am)

Jessica Richards, MS, LCSW, IFECMHS, RPF-II

This intermediate training will focus on the 6 core protective factors and provide an interactive forum to discuss the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives in promoting and supporting resilience in young children and their families. Prominent research findings and empirically-based treatment approaches will be discussed, including transactional processes in development, biological impacts of toxic stress and trauma, and using a bio-ecological model to assess risk and protective factors in family systems. Participants will be able to describe how the detrimental effects of trauma and other risk factors can be ameliorated by positive relationships and strengthening protective factors.